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Rashid Khan has opened up about the adjustments\u2014both technical and mental\u2014that helped him regain his bowling flow after facing difficulties post-surgery.<\/p>\n
The spinner for Gujarat Titans acknowledged that he had been overthinking his approach to bowling after his injury. He found himself focusing more on the mechanics rather than relying on his natural abilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was trying too many things, worrying about my action and where the ball landed,\u201d Rashid explained during a talk on JioStar. \u201cI realized my true strength has always been my line and length. I had strayed from that a bit, and returning to it made a real difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rashid pointed out that even a small change in his bowling length had a significant impact. He noticed he was often delivering the ball closer to six meters instead of his usual five-and-a-half meters\u2014a minor tweak that made a big difference in his effectiveness.<\/p>\n
By simplifying his technique and focusing on being consistent, the leg-spinner has started to show signs of his former brilliance, particularly on pitches that favor disciplined bowling.<\/p>\n
This improvement became clear in the Gujarat Titans’ recent match against Delhi Capitals<\/strong>, where Rashid played a crucial role. He took 3 wickets for just 17 runs, disrupting Delhi\u2019s chase at key moments.<\/p>\n He claimed the wicket of Nitish Rana early in his spell, followed by the in-form Sameer Rizvi and Delhi captain Axar Patel. Rashid’s timely breakthroughs shifted the game back in favor of Gujarat at a moment when it seemed the tide was turning against them.<\/p>\n Despite a late effort from David Miller, Gujarat Titans managed to secure a nail-biting victory, marking their first win of the season.<\/p>\n Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen praised Rashid\u2019s performance, highlighting that he looked closer to his best, even though the team still has areas to improve.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s great to see him returning to form,\u201d Pietersen noted on JioStar, while emphasizing that the overall bowling unit didn\u2019t entirely come together that night.<\/p>\n Rashid\u2019s path back to form hasn\u2019t been easy. After dealing with a chronic lower-back injury, he underwent surgery in late 2023 and has had to manage his workload carefully since then. Unfortunately, a busy schedule and recurring pain challenged his performance through 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n While he displayed moments of brilliance\u2014such as a notable Test performance against Zimbabwe\u2014finding consistent form proved difficult. His recent match, however, stands out as a positive step in his return.<\/p>\n As Rashid builds his confidence and refocuses on the basics, his resurgence could be vital for Gujarat Titans as the IPL season unfolds.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rashid Khan Shares Journey to Rediscovering Bowling Rhythm Rashid Khan has opened up about the adjustments\u2014both technical and mental\u2014that helped him regain his bowling flow after facing difficulties post-surgery. The spinner for Gujarat Titans acknowledged that he had been overthinking his approach to bowling after his injury. He found himself focusing more on the mechanics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[11603,9550,16490,9180,1452,36461,36460,36462,36464,36463],"class_list":["post-28337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-gt-vs-dc","tag-gujarat-titans","tag-ipl-2026","tag-ipl-news","tag-rashid-khan","tag-rashid-khan-bowling","tag-rashid-khan-comeback","tag-rashid-khan-injury","tag-rashid-khan-performance","tag-rashid-khan-surgery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Overcoming Injury and Building Back<\/h3>\n